Beast of the Bering Sea
2013 · Movie
as Glenn Hunter
Kevin Dobson
1943-03-18
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New York City, New York, USA
Kevin Patrick Dobson is an American film and television actor, best known for his roles as Detective Bobby Crocker, the trusted protege of Lt. Theo Kojak (played by Telly Savalas) in the CBS crime drama Kojak, and as M. Patrick "Mack" MacKenzie in the soap opera Knots Landing. After a brief appearance in the 1971 film Klute, and small acting roles on TV series such as The Mod Squad, Emergency! and Cannon, Dobson signed a contract with Universal Studios in 1972. This led to his role of Det. Bobby Crocker, Lt. Theo Kojak's young partner, in the TV series Kojak, opposite Telly Savalas. For the role, he had to borrow a suit. He had twice auditioned and failed, then called his agent, telling him, "'Do what you have to do,' so he called in a favor and I read for them [again]. I was a military policeman in the Army, so I knew how to hold a gun and throw somebody against a wall. I got a call [the next night] asking if I'd sign a contract." Dobson auditioned for a third time and finally won. He remained with Kojak for its entire five-season run from 1973 to 1978, and later reunited with Savalas for the 1990 TV movie, Kojak: It's Always Something, his character having become an assistant district attorney. They remained friends until Savalas' death from bladder cancer in 1994. In 1978, Dobson played Pete Lomas in the two-part TV movie The Immigrants, based on the novel by Howard Fast. In 1981, Dobson starred as Det. Jack Shannon, a San Francisco police officer who is a single father, in the CBS series Shannon. However, the show failed to gain substantial ratings and was canceled after nine episodes. A more successful TV role for Dobson followed in 1982: M. Patrick "Mack" MacKenzie in the soap opera Knots Landing, opposite Michele Lee. He joined the show at the beginning of its fourth season in September 1982 and remained in the role until its cancellation in 1993. Dobson won five Soap Opera Digest Awards for his work on the series. He later reunited with his Knots Landing co-stars for a miniseries, Knots Landing: Back to the Cul-de-Sac in 1997, and again in the 2005 non-fiction special Knots Landing Reunion: Together Again. Dobson has also appeared in a number of feature films, most notably the World War II movie, Midway, alongside Henry Fonda and Charlton Heston, as Ensign George Gay — a pilot and the sole survivor of Torpedo Squadron Eight from the Aircraft Carrier USS Hornet's ill-fated opening attack against the Japanese fleet on June 4, 1942. Another prominent role was as the husband of Barbra Streisand in the 1981 romantic comedy All Night Long. He also had a small role as a priest in the well-received 2007 psychological horror film 1408. Dobson continued to appear in a number of TV roles, including the syndicated F/X: The Series for one season, the drama series The Bold and the Beautiful, and as the fourth actor to play Mickey Horton on Days of Our Lives.
Filmography
Dark Power
2013 · Movie
as Mayor Stan Wood
Anger Management
2012 · TV Show
as Dr. Cameron
Hawaii Five-0
2010 · TV Show
as Al Shepard
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Portal
2009 · Movie
as Benedict
1408
2007 · Movie
as Priest
Christmas at Cadillac Jack's
2007 · Movie
as Cop
Crash Landing
2006 · Movie
as Henderson Davis
Cold Case
2003 · TV Show
as Mickey Thompson (2008)
She's No Angel
2002 · Movie
as Donald Shawnessy
The Making of Midway
2001 · Movie
as Self
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000 · TV Show
as Malcolm Turner
Restraining Order
1999 · Movie
as Police Captain
Mom, Can I Keep Her?
1998 · Movie
as Dr. Joel Blair
Nobody Lives Forever
1998 · Movie
as Lt. Jim Ransom
Knots Landing: Back to the Cul-de-Sac
1997 · TV Show
as M. Patrick McKenzie
Voice from the Grave
1996 · Movie
as Detective Joe Sraccula
FX - Final Illusion
1996 · Movie
as Leo McCarthy (archive footage)
FX: The Series
1996 · TV Show
as Detective Leo McCarthy
Early Edition
1996 · TV Show
as Darrel Foster
Nash Bridges
1996 · TV Show
as Raymond Porter
If Someone Had Known
1995 · Movie
as Jack Liner
Touched by an Angel
1994 · TV Show
as Earl Rowley
Burke's Law
1994 · TV Show
as Sheriff Greene
The Conviction of Kitty Dodds
1993 · Movie
as Chuck Hayes
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A House of Secrets and Lies
1992 · Movie
as Jack Evans
Dirty Work
1992 · Movie
as Tommy Miller
Fatal Friendship
1991 · Movie
as Michael Bradley
The Commish
1991 · TV Show
Casey's Gift: For Love of a Child
1990 · Movie
as Hank Bolen
Kojak: It's Always Something
1990 · Movie
as Assistant D.A. Bobby Crocker
Money, Power, Murder.
1989 · Movie
as Peter Finley
Sweet Revenge
1984 · Movie
as Col. Joseph Cheever
All Night Long
1981 · Movie
as Bobby Gibbons
Margin for Murder
1981 · Movie
as Mike Hammer
Shannon
1981 · TV Show
as Det. Jack Shannon
Hardhat & Legs
1980 · Movie
as Sal Pacheco
Mark, I Love You
1980 · Movie
as Hal Painter
Reunion
1980 · Movie
as Don Hollander
Transplant
1979 · Movie
as John Hurley
Tales of the Unexpected
1979 · TV Show
as Fred Pearson
Knots Landing
1979 · TV Show
as M. Patrick MacKenzie
The Immigrants
1978 · Movie
as Pete Lomas
The Immigrants
1978 · TV Show
as Pete Lomas
Midway
1976 · Movie
as Ensign George Gay
Battle of the Network Stars
1976 · TV Show
Dinah!
1974 · TV Show
as Self
Kojak
1973 · TV Show
as Bobby Crocker
Emergency!
1972 · TV Show
as 1st Deputy
Klute
1971 · Movie
as Man at Bar (uncredited)
Cannon
1971 · TV Show
The Mod Squad
1968 · TV Show
as Howie
Ironside
1967 · TV Show
as Young Marine
The Mike Douglas Show
1961 · TV Show
as Self, Self - Co-Host
